DR COL KUMUD RAI – BEST CARDIAC VASCULAR SURGEON IN INDIA

• Dr (Col) Kumud Rai he is one of the best cardiac and vascular surgeon in India.  He was President of Vascular Society of India is a pioneer in the field of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and presently working as a Director of Vascular Surgery department at Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi, India.
• He has very good experience in Heart Transplant, LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device), TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation), Port Access Cardiac Surgery, Multi-vessel coronary artery bypass surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral valve replacement(MVR), Aortic valve replacement(AVR), Atrial fibrillation surgery. 
• Dr (Col) Kumud Rai has 25 years of experience in this field, Tutor for Royal College of Surgeons (UK) and examiner in MCh, he has trained and mentored several generations of vascular surgeons in India.

Qualifications:

• MBBS, AFMC Pune 1978, Gold Medals in Anatomy, Physiology, Surgery
• MS (Surgery) 1984, Stood First in Pune University
• Vascular Surgery Training at Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, Holland, for two years (91-93)

Experience:

• Director Vascular Surgery Max Healthcare 2006 – to date
• Professor of Surgery & Vascular Surgery, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 2005-06
• Head, Dept of Vascular Surgery, Army Hospital (R& R), Delhi, 2000-05
• Associate Professor of Surgery, AFMC Pune, 1993-97
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, AFMC Pune, 1984-87

Fellowship / Membership:

• Society for Vascular Surgery (USA)
• European Society for Vascular Surgery
• International Society of Endovascular Specialists
• International Society for Vascular Surgery
• World Federation of Vascular Societies
• American College of Surgeons
• Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons
• Vascular Society of India
• Venous Association of India
• International College of Surgeons
• Association of Surgeons of India

Awards and achievements:

• Presidential Citation Award, SVS, Jun15
• Pioneer in Vascular Surgery Award, INDOVASC, Mar 2015
• Vice President of International Society for Vascular Surgery
• Sena Medal by President of India for services in Kargil War

Specialisation:

 Congenital heart defects, Redo operations, Bentall Surgery, LV Aneurysm repair, Aneurysmectomy, Aortic Aneurysm repair, Vascular Surgery, Aortic aneurysm repair, Peripheral Bypass Surgery, Varicose Veins – Laser, RFA, Surgery,  Dialysis access procedures – fistula, grafts, Carotid endarterectomy